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3 recalls affect this vehicle. Sorted by severity, then date.
Kia is recalling 294,756 vehicles from 2011-2015 due to a risk of engine compartment fire while driving. Dealers will inspect for leaks and update software.
Kia is recalling 86,880 model year 2014 Forte vehicles because the cooling fan resistor may overheat and melt, increasing the risk of a vehicle fire.
Kia is recalling 2012-2014 Forte and Forte Koup vehicles because a deteriorating brake pedal stopper pad may keep brake lights on or allow shifting without pressing the brake pedal.
Federal 5-Star Safety Rating from crash testing. This is a separate government program from the recall(s) above — a high star rating says nothing about whether a specific recall has been fixed, and a recall says nothing about crash-test performance.
2 trims tested for 2014; overall ratings can differ by trim.
View on NHTSA.govSource: NHTSA New Car Assessment Program (NCAP), a federal crash-test program — not a recall record.
Beyond the official recalls above. These are third-party figures derived from NHTSA complaint data — useful signal, but not part of our verified recall record.
636 manufacturer service bulletins across 15 model years. A TSB is repair guidance to dealers, not a safety recall.
This is ProblemsByVin’s own published heuristic (1 worst – 5 best), not an official rating and unrelated to our severity scale.
Data on this panel comes from ProblemsByVin, derived from US NHTSA owner complaints and recalls, and licensed CC BY 4.0. It is not published by a federal agency and is not part of our verified recall record.